Amman vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amman	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$994	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2473	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$386	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$345	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$663	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	64	94
😀 Quality of life	68	93
🏙️ Population	4.01M	664K

The cost of living in Amman is 58% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 5535th and 1038th ($994 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Jordan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Jordan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 3048th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Rotterdam

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	Amman	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.9	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.07	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.61	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.08	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$408	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$258	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$763	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.3	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.7	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.3%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$875	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.78	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.42	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.51	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.12	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.62	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.32	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.93	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.75	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.9	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.84	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.51	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.76	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.99	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.46	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.1	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.68	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$114	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$260	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5545	$10730

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$552
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$608
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$679
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$996
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$877
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2114
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1556
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$905
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$710
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$762
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$1902
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$761
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1652
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1756
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1891
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$1931
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$1782
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$813
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$1930
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2123
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1600
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1709
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1680
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1732
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1742
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2145
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1811
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2156

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514